Tuesday, July 12noon to 1 p.m.OHSU AuditoriumMarquam Hill

Dr. Ouyang will review the traditional model of pronuclear injection based transgenics and ES cell homologous recombination based gene targeting, and go over the recently developed CRISPR-mediated genome editing technology, with an emphasis on the pros and cons of each technology and their applications. He will introduce TurboKnockout, the newest ES-cell based gene targeting technology which allows the generation of conditional knockout/knockin mouse models in as fast as six months. This presentation will also highlight VectorBuilder, a novel online tool which promises to revolutionize the way DNA vector cloning is done.

Picker’s work toward finding a cure for HIV achieved a significant milestone at the beginning of June when OHSU opened up recruitment for potential volunteers for the first human tests of its promising HIV vaccine. The vaccine to be tested is based on a weakened but “live” version of cytomegalovirus that’s been engineered to look like HIV to the immune system. Since cytomegalovirus keeps the immune system’s killer T cells on high alert, Picker found he can train the body to attack HIV by stitching HIV-like bits onto cytomegalovirus. Learn more about Picker’s work to develop an HIV vaccine here.

About Louis Picker
Louis Picker graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in bacteriology in 1978 and took his M.D. degree at the University of California at San Francisco in 1982. After residency training in pathology at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and postdoctoral training in immunology at Stanford University Medical Center, he was appointed assistant professor and then associate professor of pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. In 1999, he came to OHSU and ONPRC as professor of pathology/molecular microbiology and immunology in the OHSU School of Medicine and head of the Division of Pathobiology and Immunology.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2016/06/14/ohsu-postdoctoral-association-and-ripps-hosts-distinguished-lecture-louis-j-picker-m-d-june-29/feed/0Speakers announced for Jungers research symposium, May 2http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2016/03/29/speakers-announced-for-jungers-research-symposium-may-2/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2016/03/29/speakers-announced-for-jungers-research-symposium-may-2/#commentsTue, 29 Mar 2016 20:07:23 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=31609Read More]]>Kelsey Martin, M.D. Ph.D.; Benjamin Wolozin, M.D, Ph.D; and J. Paul Taylor, M.D, Ph.D., will present at the 2016 Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research Symposium as part of OHSU Research Week, May 2-6.

Kelsey Martin, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor of biological chemistry, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences, executive vice dean, and associate vice chancellor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA“Spatial regulatoin of gene expression during synaptic plasticity”

Martin was an English major as an undergraduate at Harvard, then served in the Peace Corps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before returning to do graduate work at Yale. She was a postdoctoral fellow with Nobel laureate Eric Kandel at Columbia, where she began her work to understand the molecular basis of memories. Her work as a graduate student on ribonucleo-particle transport in influenza virus led her to the question of synapse-specific plasticity in the Kandel lab, then to a career examining neuronal signaling between synapses and gene expression in the nucleus, and on to RNA binding proteins. Martin has been on the faculty of UCLA since 1999 and now serves as the executive vice dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of pharmacology and neurology, and head of the laboratory of neurodegeneration at Boston University School of Medicine“Stress ganules and neurodegeneration: A molecular network underlying neurodegeneration”

Wolozin was an undergraduate at Wesleyan before earning his medical and graduate degrees from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After postdoctoral fellowships at Mt. Sinai and NIMH, he served as a faculty member at the Loyola University Medical Center before moving to Boston University in 2004. Wolozin is interested in how cellular stress response that regulates autophagy, protein translation, and mitochondrial function contributes to Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In recent work he has examined the pathophysiology of stress granules (RNA-protein complexes) in Alzheimer’s disease and tauopathies, which he will discuss in his 2016 Jungers Symposium talk.

Taylor did his graduate training at Jefferson Medical College followed by a neurology residency at Penn and a neurogenetics fellowship at NINDS, where he worked with Kenneth Fischbeck and began his continuing interest in toxic, aggregation-prone proteins and neurological disease. He is currently chair of the Cell and Molecular Biology Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and an HHMI investigator. His work focuses on RNA-protein granules whose functional impairment has been implicated in multiple neurodegenerative diseases including ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In his work, he uses Drosophila to model disease, and is interested in development of small molecule therapeutics. Taylor has examined how disease-causing mutations affect RNA granule formation and the development of fibrillary inclusions of RNA-binding proteins.

Marquam Hill Lecture
Thursday, Mar. 17
7 p.m.
OHSU Auditorium

About the lecture
Did you know heart attacks occur most frequently in the morning? And asthma is generally worst at night? What’s behind this connection between the 24-hour clock and the body clock? Steven Shea, Ph.D., director and senior scientist at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, seeks to uncover why the severity of many diseases varies across the 24-hour period. If scientists can understand the biological basis behind these changes, it may provide insight into the underlying cause of the disease and could lead to better therapy.

Shea’s research also includes studies of sleep and circadian rhythms as they relate to accidents and the overall health of shift workers and people suffering from sleep disorders.

Attend this lecture to learn more about the fascinating interplay between being asleep, being awake and being healthy.

Lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are requested. Register today.

About the lecture
Head and brain trauma are two of the most common mechanisms of injury on the battlefield. Medical professionals must act quickly with the best available guidelines to treat injured war fighters. How do advances in military trauma care influence the way civilian trauma care is delivered?

Martin Schreiber, M.D., professor of surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine, has served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a leader in the trauma community. His research and experience in military theater has saved lives and is being incorporated into trauma care at OHSU and around the country. Results of his studies have wide-reaching implications for situations we all hope to avoid, but are critical when patients are the most vulnerable.

Attend this lecture to get a behind-the-scenes perspective from a military physician and learn how Schreiber’s work is improving treatments at home for patients with serious trauma.

Lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are requested. Register today.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2016/02/05/marquam-hill-lecture-martin-schreiber-feb-18/feed/0NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch to visit OHSU Nov. 13http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2015/10/21/nigms-director-jon-lorsch-to-visit-ohsu-nov-13/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2015/10/21/nigms-director-jon-lorsch-to-visit-ohsu-nov-13/#commentsWed, 21 Oct 2015 21:06:22 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=30645Read More]]>The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, with director Jon Lorsch, Ph.D., at the helm, is breaking new ground on funding and workforce development strategies. Come and hear Lorsch talk about exciting changes taking place at NIGMS as he presents:

This is a great opportunity to hear from an innovative leader at NIH. Learn more about Lorsch’s vision for NIGMS on his blog, NIGMS Feedback Loop.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2015/10/21/nigms-director-jon-lorsch-to-visit-ohsu-nov-13/feed/0Lecture: The Nature of Seeing, Portland Art Museum, Oct. 29http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2015/10/14/lecture-the-art-of-seeing-portland-art-museum-oct-29/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2015/10/14/lecture-the-art-of-seeing-portland-art-museum-oct-29/#commentsThu, 15 Oct 2015 00:15:53 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=30555Read More]]>The eyes are the window for the brain. Yet there are many mysteries about how our brains makes sense of what we see and, more specifically, how we perceive art. Join David Wilson, director of the Casey Eye Institute at OHSU, as he presents on art, perception and the brain as part of panel discussion with leaders in the field of neuroscience from OHSU and the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle.

The lecture and discussion will investigate the brain science behind visual perception, looking at art, and even the way our brains are wired to see and experience the natural world.

In a presentation titled “Trigeminal-Mediated Pain: Clues from mice,” Dr. Russo will share his lab’s recent findings on the role of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in inflammation-mediated TMD and in cortical spreading depression in migraine. For more information about the speaker series, call 503-494-8874 or visit www.ohsu.edu/sod.

Chris McGowan, president and CEO of the Portland Trail Blazers, is giving the annual Robert G. Gootee/Moda Health Endowed Lecture in leadership and professionalism, titled “What it takes to win: Strategy and leadership.” The lecture is part of OHSU’s Professionalism Week, and is sponsored by the School of Dentistry.

Friday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m.
CLSB, PSU Auditorium
Reception to follow

This lecture is the first fully endowed lectureship in the history of the OHSU School of Dentistry. The focus of the lectureship is on the attributes of civic engagement and high ethical standards. It was established by the ODS (now Moda Health) Board of Directors to honor Robert Gootee’s 10-year anniversary as president in 2008.

McGowan joined the Trail Blazers in 2012 as president and CEO after 16 years working with teams in Los Angeles. Since he began leading the Blazers, McGowan has immersed himself in the community, serving on a number of charitable boards including the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro. Please RSVP to events@ohsu.edu.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/11/07/gooteemoda-health-endowed-lecture-on-leadership-nov-14/feed/0Latest news for HIV vaccines, treatments, and possible cures workshop, Nov. 11http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/11/05/latest-news-for-hiv-vaccines-treatments-and-possible-cures-workshop-nov-11/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/11/05/latest-news-for-hiv-vaccines-treatments-and-possible-cures-workshop-nov-11/#commentsWed, 05 Nov 2014 21:11:00 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=26952Read More]]>The Cascade AIDS Project and OHSU, in conjunction with the 32nd Annual NHP Models for AIDS Symposium, invites teachers and community members interested in HIV/AIDS to an interactive discussion with world experts on research and care in HIV/AIDS.

The workshop, “The Latest News for HIV Vaccines, Treatments, and Possible Cures,” is free and open to the public. Speakers include

Dr. Lefkowitz was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2012 for his studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Alongside Dr. Brian Kobilka, Dr. Lefkowitz has made groundbreaking discoveries in the functionality of these specific cell receptors. Approximately half of all medications used today make use of this kind of receptor.

Videoconferenced to NSI seminar room at the Oregon National Primate Research Center

Dr. Trounson was president of CIRM from 2007 to 2014 in San Francisco, California. He was a pioneer of human in vitro fertilization, introducing fertility drugs for controlling ovulation, embryo freezing techniques, egg and embryo donation methods, early sperm microinjection methods, initiated embryo biopsy, developing in vitro oocyte maturation methods, and the vitrification of eggs and embryos. He led the first Australian team for the discovery of human embryonic stem cells in the late 1990s.

The OHSU Institute on Development & Disability is excited to hostSusan Newcomer, Ph.D., Program Official, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), who is coming to share insider tips on how to successfully obtain funding from NICHD and other institutes in her talk “Leaping Hurdles and Navigating the Maze: Understanding the NIH Funding Process.”

The presentation begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 22 in the School of Nursing, room 144.

About the speaker

Dr. Newcomer holds a Ph.D. in population studies from the University of North Carolina. She is responsible for managing the Population Dynamics Branch potrfolio of extramural research on reproductive health including social and behavioral research on fertility, contraceptive use, and AIDS/HIV risk research. Prior to joining the Branch in 1988, she was the national director of education for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Her own research has focused on teen pregnancy prevention, sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/05/05/tips-on-obtaining-nih-funding-from-dr-susan-newcomer-of-nichd-april-22/feed/0Jeff Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D., to give lecture on “connectomics” at OHSU Research Week, May 6http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/22/jeff-lichtman-m-d-ph-d-to-give-lecture-on-connectomics-at-ohsu-research-week-may-6/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/22/jeff-lichtman-m-d-ph-d-to-give-lecture-on-connectomics-at-ohsu-research-week-may-6/#commentsWed, 23 Apr 2014 00:08:25 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=24290Read More]]>The OHSU Graduate Student Organization is excited to welcome Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D., Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Ramon Y. Cajal Professor of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, to give a keynote lecture at OHSU Research Week. Dr. Lichtman’s talk, “Connectomics: What, Why and How?”, will take place Tuesday, May 6, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the OHSU Auditorium

About Dr. Lichtman’s talk

Connectional maps of the brain may have value in developing models of both how the brain works and how it fails when subsets of neurons or synapses are missing or misconnected. Dr. Lichtman is eager to obtain such maps in neonatal animals because of a longstanding interest in the ways neuromuscular circuitry is modified during early postnatal life as axonal input to muscle fibers is pruned. Work in Dr. Lichtman’s laboratory has focused on obtaining complete wiring diagrams (“connectomes”) of the projections of motor neuron axons in young and adult muscles. Each data set is large and typically made up of hundreds of confocal microscopy stacks of images which tile the three-dimensional volume of a muscle. As a first step to analyze these data sets, his lab developed computer assisted segmentation approaches and to make this task easier, developed second generation “Brainbow” transgenic mice that in essence segment each axon by a unique fluorescent spectral hue. Once the axons are segmented, they have been able to graph the connectivity matrices that result. This effort has led to new insights into the developmental processes which help the mammalian nervous system mold itself based on experience.

Dr. Lichtman did his undergraduate degree at Bowdoin College in Maine and an M.D. and Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis. Missouri. His Ph.D. work with Dale Purves concerned the ways in which connections between nerve cells are reorganized as animals begin to experience the world in early postnatal development. This subject has remained the interest of his laboratory (which he moved from St. Louis to Cambridge in 2004).

Admission to the event is free and open to the public. Contact Ruth Frank with any questions.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/17/jungers-center-symposium-may-13/feed/0School of Dentistry Dean’s Seminar Series: Jeffrey Ebersole, Ph.D., April 29http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/16/school-of-dentistry-deans-seminar-series-jeffrey-ebersole-ph-d-april-29/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/16/school-of-dentistry-deans-seminar-series-jeffrey-ebersole-ph-d-april-29/#commentsWed, 16 Apr 2014 20:40:51 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=24076Read More]]>For the fourth installment of the Dean’s Seminar Series, the School of Dentistry will host speaker Jeffrey Ebersole, Ph.D., professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies, Center for Oral Health Research, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. Dr. Ebersole’s presentation will focus on “Macrophage Plasticity and Phenotypes Related to Periodontitis.”

All are invited to attend this seminar starting a 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 in the School of Dentistry room 220/225. A reception will be held at noon in front of the lecture room.

About the Dean’s Seminar Series

“The Dean’s Seminar Series is an excellent initiative,” said Harjit Singh Sehgal, B.D.S., M.S., F.A.G.E., assistant professor of periodontology, School of Dentistry. “It clearly provides an avenue to bring in distinguished speakers from different dental disciplines, research or service, and extends an opportunity for exchange of ideas, fosters collaborative research, and helps us effectively seek our institutional vision.”

“The seminars are also a great source of motivation for students and faculty.”

The Department of Behavioral Neuroscience invites you to its 2014 Matarazzo Lecture and Reception featuring guest speaker Fred H. Gage, Ph.D., a professor at the Laboratory of Genetics at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. This year’s lecture, “Mobile Elements: Generation of Behavioral and Evolutionary Diversity,” will be held at the Vey Conference Center on the 11th floor of the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital on Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m. The lecture will be directly followed by a reception with hor d’oeuvres and drinks.

About the speaker

Dr. Gage concentrates on the adult central nervous system and the unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that remains throughout the life of all mammals. Gage’s lab showed that, contrary to accepted dogma, human beings are capable of growing new nerve cells throughout life. Small populations of immature nerve cells are found in the adult human brain, a process called neurogenesis. Gage is working to understand how these cells can be induced to become mature functioning nerve cells in the adult brain and spinal cord. They showed that environmental enrichment and physical exercise can enhance the growth of new brain cells and they are studying the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurogenesis.

This lecture series honors the founder of the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Joseph Matarazzo, Ph.D., who in 1957 established the OHSU Division of Medical Psychology. Four years later, the division was converted into a basic science department, thus establishing the first Department of Medical Psychology within a medical school in the U.S. The department warmly recognizes the dedication and insight provided throughout the years by Joe.

Gary Gibbons, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, will be on campus Monday, May 5 to deliver a lecture entitled, “Charting our Future Together: Setting an Agenda for the NHBLI.” His talk will take place at 1 p.m. in the OHSU Auditorium.

Dr. Gibbons oversees the third largest institute at the NIH, with an annual budget of more than $3 billion and a staff of 917 federal employees. Before joining the NHLBI, Dr. Gibbons served as the founding director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, chairperson of the Department of Physiology, and professor of physiology and medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine, in Atlanta. During his tenure, the Cardiovascular Research Institute emerged as a center of excellence, leading the way in discoveries related to the cardiovascular health of minority populations. Throughout his career, Dr. Gibbons has received numerous honors, including election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences; selection as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Awardee; selection as a Pew Foundation Biomedical Scholar; and recognition as an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association.

This talk is sponsored by the OHSU Office of the Senior Vice President for Research. Dr. Gibbons is one of four keynote speakers for OHSU Research Week, taking place May 5-9. View the full Research Week schedule.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/04/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-director-to-visit-ohsu-may-5/feed/2Institute of Medicine president to give Kathryn Robertson Memorial Lecture, April 4http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/01/institute-of-medicine-president-to-give-kathryn-robertson-memorial-lecture-april-4/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/01/institute-of-medicine-president-to-give-kathryn-robertson-memorial-lecture-april-4/#commentsTue, 01 Apr 2014 19:07:43 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=23843Read More]]>Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., president of the Institute of Medicine, will be giving the 4th Annual Kathryn Robertson Memorial Lecture in Global Health this Friday, April 4 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Doernbecher Vey Auditorium. His talk will be on, “U.S. Health in International Perspective.” A reception will follow.

Prior to IOM, Dr. Fineberg served as provost of Harvard University from 1997 to 2001, following thirteen years as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. He has devoted most of his academic career to the fields of health care, public health, and decision-making at the individual level and for policy. His past research has included health policy development and implementation, assessment of medical technology, evaluation and use of vaccines, and dissemination of medical innovations.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/04/01/institute-of-medicine-president-to-give-kathryn-robertson-memorial-lecture-april-4/feed/0Dentistry seminar: Jacques Nor, D.D.S., Ph.D., Jan. 31http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/01/21/dentistry-seminar-jacques-nor-d-d-s-ph-d-jan-31/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/01/21/dentistry-seminar-jacques-nor-d-d-s-ph-d-jan-31/#commentsTue, 21 Jan 2014 19:45:55 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=22025Read More]]>The OHSU School of Dentistry Dean’s Seminar Series is pleased to host Jacques E. Nor, D.D.S, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at the University of Michigan, for a lecture on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. in School of Dentistry room 220/225. Dr. Nor will be delivering a talk entitled, “Dental Pulp Tissue Engineering: Overcoming the Challenges.” A reception will be held at noon in front of the lecture room.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2014/01/21/dentistry-seminar-jacques-nor-d-d-s-ph-d-jan-31/feed/0Dentistry seminar: Kenneth Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., Dec. 2http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/29/dentistry-seminar-kenneth-hargreaves-d-d-s-ph-d-dec-2/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/29/dentistry-seminar-kenneth-hargreaves-d-d-s-ph-d-dec-2/#commentsFri, 29 Nov 2013 17:50:52 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=21401Read More]]>The OHSU School of Dentistry Dean’s Seminar Series welcomes Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, for a lecture on Monday, Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. in School of Dentistry room 220/225. A reception will be held at 4 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Atrium.

Dr. Hargreaves will be delivering a talk entitled, “Iron in the Fire: The Role of Endogenous TRPV1 agonists in Inflammatory Pain.” Dr. Hargreaves’ visit will launch the School of Dentistry Dean’s Seminar Series featuring national leaders in dental-related research. This lecture is hosted by Dr. Agnieszka Balkowiec.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/29/dentistry-seminar-kenneth-hargreaves-d-d-s-ph-d-dec-2/feed/0Capt. Thomas Weiser, M.D., M.P.H., on “What a Career in Indian Health Has Taught Me,” Nov. 21http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/07/capt-thomas-weiser-m-d-m-p-h-on-what-a-career-in-indian-health-has-taught-me-nov-21/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/07/capt-thomas-weiser-m-d-m-p-h-on-what-a-career-in-indian-health-has-taught-me-nov-21/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 20:49:40 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=21068Read More]]>The OHSU Native American Employee Resource Group and the Center for Diversity & Inclusion invite all to attend what promises to be an insightful lecture by Capt. Thomas Weiser, M.D., M.P.H., titled, “The Importance of Culture: What a Career in Indian Health Has Taught Me.” Dr. Weiser, a medical epidemiologist for the Portland Area Indian Health Service, will highlight some of his experiences working with American Indian and Alaska Native peoples and discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity and relevance when working in two worlds of Indian health care delivery and service: Western medicine and traditional healing.

About Dr. Weiser

Dr. Weiser has been with Portland Area Indian Health Services since 1998, initially serving as an Indian Health Services Medical Officer in Whiteriver, Arizona from 1998-2005. He completed the CDC Epidemiology Intelligence Service from 2005-2007, assigned to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. In 2007, he began his new position assigned to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center. Dr. Weiser is passionate about improving the quality of healthcare services, data access and data quality for American Indian and Alaska Native populations; human subjects protection; infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance.

The Native American Employee Resource Group is a resource throughout OHSU and to community members interested in Native American culture, issues, and health. The Group provides educational outreach spread awareness, and promote thoughtful discussion between members and allies. To learn more, email Michelle Singer or call (503) 494-5657

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/11/07/capt-thomas-weiser-m-d-m-p-h-on-what-a-career-in-indian-health-has-taught-me-nov-21/feed/0Career seminar with freelance science journalist Virginia Gewin, Nov. 21http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/10/25/career-seminar-with-freelance-science-journalist-virginia-gewin-nov-21/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/10/25/career-seminar-with-freelance-science-journalist-virginia-gewin-nov-21/#commentsFri, 25 Oct 2013 19:40:13 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=20939Read More]]>Virginia Gewin is a Portland-based freelance science journalist with ten years of experience in the business. She writes for Nature, PLoS Biology, Discover Magazine, as well as local publications like Portland Monthly and the Oregonian. She also writes features about scientific careers for NatureJobs.com and is a contributor to “The Science Writer’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish and Prosper in the Digital Age.” She completed a AAAS Mass Media fellowship in 2001 and a journalism internship at Nature in 2002.

Come ask her your questions on Thursday, November 21 at 2 p.m. in Vollum M1441.Sponsored by the Neuroscience Graduate Program Career Series. All are welcome to attend.

]]>http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/10/25/career-seminar-with-freelance-science-journalist-virginia-gewin-nov-21/feed/05th Annual Robert G. Gootee Lecture featuring author Kevin Carroll, Nov. 15http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/10/24/5th-annual-robert-g-gootee-lecture-featuring-author-kevin-carroll-nov-15/
http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2013/10/24/5th-annual-robert-g-gootee-lecture-featuring-author-kevin-carroll-nov-15/#commentsThu, 24 Oct 2013 21:18:27 +0000http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/?p=20910Read More]]>On Friday, November 15, OHSU and the OHSU Foundation will be co-hosting the 5th Annual Robert G. Gootee/Moda Health Endowed Lecture on Leadership and Professionalism. This event is very exciting because Kevin Carroll—well-known author, speaker and agent for social change—will be helping us understand how to enliven and enrich our work lives, enhance innovation, and improve team dynamics and interpersonal communication.

Kevin has dedicated his life to advancing sports and play as a vehicle for social change and success. He promotes the spirit of play, believing that it is necessary to maximize creativity and human potential. He speaks to audiences holding a playground ball and talks about how we’ve become focused on our thumbs and smart phones when we should be throwing the ball high and engaging in our world more broadly. Kevin has worked with numerous companies including ESPN, Nike, Starbucks, The National Basketball Association, The Walt Disney Company, Mattel, Procter & Gamble, The Discovery Channel, and Capital One. So don’t miss out, it’s going to be fun!